Batting Highest Strike Rate Innings

Players

Highest strike rates in an innings

Player	Runs	Balls	4s	6s	SR	Team	Opposition	Ground	Match Date	Scorecard
IDS Smith	30	17	6	-	176.47	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
Tahir Naqqash	29*	23	4	-	126.08	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983	Test # 966
GM Ritchie	26	21	5	-	123.80	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	16 Mar 1984	Test # 983
Sir RJ Hadlee	99	81	18	-	122.22	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	3 Feb 1984	Test # 976
IDS Smith	31*	26	5	-	119.23	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
A Ranatunga	51	47	7	1	108.51	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
RG de Alwis	26	24	3	1	108.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
SMH Kirmani	30	28	5	-	107.14	India	v Pakistan	Nagpur	5 Oct 1983	Test # 963
CH Lloyd	76	77	8	3	98.70	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	30 Mar 1984	Test # 986
CH Lloyd	33	34	6	-	97.05	West Indies	v India	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
IVA Richards	67	70	8	1	95.71	West Indies	v India	Delhi	29 Oct 1983	Test # 965
SM Gavaskar	121	128	15	2	94.53	India	v West Indies	Delhi	29 Oct 1983	Test # 965
Zaheer Abbas	46	49	5	1	93.87	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	9 Dec 1983	Test # 970
RG de Alwis	28	30	4	-	93.33	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
N Kapil Dev	69	79	11	-	87.34	India	v West Indies	Eden Gardens	10 Dec 1983	Test # 971
Javed Miandad	27	31	3	1	87.09	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1983	Test # 973
Mohsin Khan	37	44	4	-	84.09	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 1983	Test # 969
GN Yallop	68	82	8	-	82.92	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	9 Dec 1983	Test # 970
IT Botham	138	167	22	2	82.63	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
DL Haynes	53	66	7	-	80.30	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	16 Mar 1984	Test # 983
Saleem Malik	76	95	12	-	80.00	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984	Test # 981
IDS Smith	42	53	5	-	79.24	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
AMJG Amerasinghe	34	43	5	-	79.06	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
IVA Richards	178	229	30	-	77.72	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	7 Apr 1984	Test # 987
TG Hogan	38	49	6	-	77.55	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	16 Mar 1984	Test # 983
KC Wessels	179	233	23	1	76.82	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	9 Dec 1983	Test # 970
Mohsin Khan	104	136	3	-	76.47	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
Saleem Malik	54	71	8	-	76.05	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1984	Test # 974
Mudassar Nazar	44	58	2	-	75.86	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	9 Dec 1983	Test # 970
SM Gavaskar	90	120	13	-	75.00	India	v West Indies	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
Tahir Naqqash	26	35	1	-	74.28	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983	Test # 966
DB Vengsarkar	100	135	13	-	74.07	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	24 Nov 1983	Test # 968
Zaheer Abbas	56	76	4	1	73.68	Pakistan	v Australia	Brisbane	25 Nov 1983	Test # 969
Sir RJ Hadlee	27	37	3	-	72.97	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
CG Greenidge	32*	44	5	-	72.72	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1984	Test # 988
Qasim Umar	26	36	3	-	72.22	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1984	Test # 974
Sir RJ Hadlee	29	41	3	-	70.73	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
KJ Hughes	30	43	4	-	69.76	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	9 Dec 1983	Test # 970
PJL Dujon	130	187	15	2	69.51	West Indies	v Australia	Port of Spain	16 Mar 1984	Test # 983
Sarfraz Nawaz	32	47	3	-	68.08	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	9 Dec 1983	Test # 970
DB Vengsarkar	65	96	10	-	67.70	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	21 Oct 1983	Test # 964
Zaheer Abbas	33	49	5	-	67.34	Pakistan	v Australia	Sydney	2 Jan 1984	Test # 974
DB Vengsarkar	159	238	20	1	66.80	India	v West Indies	Delhi	29 Oct 1983	Test # 965
IDS Smith	32*	48	5	-	66.66	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	3 Feb 1984	Test # 976
GN Yallop	30	45	3	-	66.66	Australia	v Pakistan	Sydney	2 Jan 1984	Test # 974
RW Marsh	33*	50	5	-	66.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	9 Dec 1983	Test # 970
DW Hookes	29	44	5	-	65.90	Australia	v West Indies	St John's	7 Apr 1984	Test # 987
Saleem Malik	77	117	6	-	65.81	Pakistan	v Australia	Adelaide	9 Dec 1983	Test # 970
CG Greenidge	127	193	17	-	65.80	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1984	Test # 988
DL Haynes	145	222	19	1	65.31	West Indies	v Australia	Bridgetown	30 Mar 1984	Test # 986
IT Botham	70	108	10	2	64.81	England	v New Zealand	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
WB Phillips	159	246	20	-	64.63	Australia	v Pakistan	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983	Test # 966
JJ Crowe	47	73	7	-	64.38	New Zealand	v England	Christchurch	3 Feb 1984	Test # 976
PJL Dujon	84	131	9	1	64.12	West Indies	v India	Wankhede	24 Nov 1983	Test # 968
GP Howarth	60	94	6	-	63.82	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
PJL Dujon	98	154	14	-	63.63	West Indies	v India	Ahmedabad	12 Nov 1983	Test # 967
Mohsin Khan	152	239	18	1	63.59	Pakistan	v Australia	Melbourne	26 Dec 1983	Test # 973
CG Greenidge	120*	189	10	3	63.49	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	2 Mar 1984	Test # 979
S Madan Lal	63*	101	-	-	62.37	India	v West Indies	Kanpur	21 Oct 1983	Test # 964
IDS Smith	113*	182	9	2	62.08	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
DW Randall	164	269	20	2	60.96	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
MD Marshall	92	151	11	-	60.92	West Indies	v India	Kanpur	21 Oct 1983	Test # 964
DI Gower	173*	284	16	-	60.91	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
WB Phillips	120	197	14	4	60.91	Australia	v West Indies	Bridgetown	30 Mar 1984	Test # 986
Wasim Raja	125	207	17	2	60.38	Pakistan	v India	Jalandhar	24 Sep 1983	Test # 962
KC Wessels	35	58	5	-	60.34	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	25 Nov 1983	Test # 969
GS Chappell	150*	250	17	-	60.00	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	25 Nov 1983	Test # 969
AO Malhotra	72*	122	10	-	59.01	India	v West Indies	Wankhede	24 Nov 1983	Test # 968
KJ Hughes	33	56	6	-	58.92	Australia	v West Indies	Port of Spain	16 Mar 1984	Test # 983
JV Coney	27	46	4	-	58.69	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
CL Smith	27	46	3	-	58.69	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
VB John	27*	46	2	1	58.69	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
MA Holding	34	58	1	4	58.62	West Indies	v India	Chennai	24 Dec 1983	Test # 972
CH Lloyd	38	65	1	2	58.46	West Indies	v Australia	St John's	7 Apr 1984	Test # 987
GF Lawson	49	84	6	-	58.33	Australia	v Pakistan	Brisbane	25 Nov 1983	Test # 969
DW Hookes	32	55	3	1	58.18	Australia	v West Indies	Georgetown	2 Mar 1984	Test # 979
Ramiz Raja	26	45	6	-	57.77	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
RS Madugalle	38	66	4	-	57.57	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
JV Coney	25	44	3	-	56.81	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Kandy	9 Mar 1984	Test # 980
Zaheer Abbas	30	53	3	-	56.60	Pakistan	v Australia	W.A.C.A	11 Nov 1983	Test # 966
AR Border	117*	208	11	-	56.25	Australia	v Pakistan	Adelaide	9 Dec 1983	Test # 970
Sarfraz Nawaz	90	160	8	-	56.25	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
EAE Baptiste	27	48	3	1	56.25	West Indies	v Australia	Kingston	28 Apr 1984	Test # 988
BL Cairns	64	114	10	1	56.14	New Zealand	v England	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
Zaheer Abbas	32*	57	4	-	56.14	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984	Test # 981
DL Haynes	103*	184	9	-	55.97	West Indies	v Australia	Georgetown	2 Mar 1984	Test # 979
MD Marshall	38	68	6	-	55.88	West Indies	v India	Chennai	24 Dec 1983	Test # 972
SM Gavaskar	103*	185	10	-	55.67	India	v Pakistan	Bengaluru	14 Sep 1983	Test # 961
Abdul Qadir	40	72	4	1	55.55	Pakistan	v England	Karachi	2 Mar 1984	Test # 978
SM Gavaskar	236*	425	23	-	55.52	India	v West Indies	Chennai	24 Dec 1983	Test # 972
CH Lloyd	161*	290	12	-	55.51	West Indies	v India	Eden Gardens	10 Dec 1983	Test # 971
BL Cairns	28	51	4	-	54.90	New Zealand	v England	Auckland	10 Feb 1984	Test # 977
G Fowler	57	104	8	-	54.80	England	v Pakistan	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984	Test # 981
JV Coney	30	55	3	-	54.54	New Zealand	v Sri Lanka	Colombo (SSC)	16 Mar 1984	Test # 982
VJ Marks	74	136	5	-	54.41	England	v Pakistan	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
A Ranatunga	50	92	7	1	54.34	Sri Lanka	v New Zealand	Colombo (CCC)	24 Mar 1984	Test # 985
AR Border	32	59	6	-	54.23	Australia	v Pakistan	Melbourne	26 Dec 1983	Test # 973
DI Gower	33	61	4	-	54.09	England	v New Zealand	Wellington	20 Jan 1984	Test # 975
Shoaib Mohammad	80	148	11	-	54.05	Pakistan	v England	Lahore	19 Mar 1984	Test # 984
Wasim Raja	112	210	14	2	53.33	Pakistan	v England	Faisalabad	12 Mar 1984	Test # 981

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Records includes the following current or recent matches:

Australia vs England at Melbourne, The Ashes 4th Test, Dec 26-27, 2025 [Test # 2615]

New Zealand vs West Indies at Mount Maunganui, West Indies in New Zealand 3rd Test, Dec 18-22, 2025 [Test # 2614]

Australia vs England at Adelaide, The Ashes 3rd Test, Dec 17-21, 2025 [Test # 2613]